Hat hanger



F6117, 1939. Fgw, CURTIS, J'R 2,146,109

HAT HANGER Filed Nov. 17, 1937 zzjgj.

INVENToR.

Patented Feb. 7, 1939 STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

My presentinvention relates to an improvementzinqhat hangers, andhas as its primary object thev provisionv of an inexpensive, light weight;4 andi; easily constructed device whereby 5;..hats may be suspended from ordinary garment hooks) andith'e ,like :conveniently and securely.

A further object of the invention is a provision of the device of the character described which will retain an engaged hat in shape while suspended from a suitable support such as a hook through the medium thereof.

A still further object of the invention is a provision of a hat holding device which is insertable into a hat and which approximately conforms to the contour of the band portion of the hat, and is readily adjustable both as to ovate shape and circumferential measurement. The above and other numerous objects and advantages of the invention will be made apparent 20 from the following specifications, claims, and

drawing.

Generally stated, the invention consists in novel devices, combination of devices, and arrangements of parts hereinafter delined and illustrated in the claims and drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of one of my improved hat hangers;

Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation on a reduced scale showing the hat hanger of Fig. 1 suspended from a garment hook as in use; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detailed View looking at one end of the device of Fig. 1.

The hat hanger is in the nature of a light substantially oval frame adapted to snugly fit the interior .of a hat and is provided with a hook 4 extended from the top of its back or base portion. This oval frame is made up of two superimposed ovate frame sections, the back or base one f which is indicated by 5 and the other one of which is indicated by 6. The entire frame of the device is preferably formed of wire of about the same character of wire that is commercially used very extensively for the production of inexpensive coat hangers.

The outer ovate frame member 6 is formed of a single piece of wire bent into shape and having its ends joined at 1. The ends of this ovate member 6 may be joined together in any suitable manner such as by welding or by twisting, b-ut preferably and as illustrated, this is accomplished through the medium of a joint sleeve 8 that is applied' over the butted ends of the member 6 and thereafter deformed to draw the same into very tight frictional engagement with the end portions of the member 6. Preferably the side portion of the ovate frame member 6 is provided in diametrically opposedA relation with` inturned open U shaped loops 9, the purpose of which loops is to add resiliency to the structure and to permit adjustable variation in the circumferential measurement of the member 6. The ovate base frame member and hook 4 are, in the form illustrated, integrally formed from a single piece of wire. This ovate member 5 is formed at its top and bottom with outwardly projecting open loops I0 and II that serve as stand-off mountings for the super-imposed ovate member 6, which member is securely anchored to the ends. of said open loops I0 and Il by means of joint sleeves 8a that are like the joint sleeves 8. The opposite end portions of the ovate member 5 are brought together at the top end portion of the member 5 and are turned outwardly in parallel relation in the plane of the member 5. These outturned portions are joined together just above the ovate member 5 by means of a joint sleeve 8b. One of the ends of the member 5 extends beyond the other thereof to form a neck I2 and the hook 4. The open loops, besides serving the function of anchoring and spacing device for the member 6, desirably increase the yielding characteristics of the member 5 and permit easy permanent adjustment of the shape of the member 5 for the purpose of accommodating and snugly fitting hats of different sizes and shapes. The neck I2 and the hook 4 preferably lie in the plane of the base member 5 so that when the device is suspended from suitable support such as a garment hook I3, the member 5 will be substantially parallel to a wall or the like y to which the hook I3 is anchored.

When the device is suspended from a suitable support, such as the hook I3 of Fig. 2, a hat, indicated by I4 and shown onlyby dotted lines in Fig. 2, can be telescoped over the member 6 and the loops I0 and II which will hold the hat in shape, and if the member 6 is adjusted to snugly fit the band portion of the hat, the hat will be securely suspended against accidental displacement. It is common practice to hang hats directly on garment hooks and this practice is objectionable firstly in that the hat, being engaged only at one point, is distorted out of shape through its own weight, and secondly because the hat usually falls oif the hook very easily particularly if brushed by passers-by. When the hat, however, is suspended from a conventional Y suspended from hooks in narrow passages.

If it is desired to make the outer frame member 6 larger or smaller, this may readily be accomplished as indicated above by opening or closing the loops 9 beyond their elastic limits to the extent necessary to obtain the desired size.

Likewise, the inner frame member Y5 may be varied in circumference by similar distortion of the open loops I0.

What I claim is:

1. A hat hanger comprising a substantially ovate outer frame section adapted to be telescopically applied in a hat, and an inner ovate frame section laterally spaced from the outer frame section and being of substantially the same ovate contour, one of said ovate sections being formed with a plurality of U-shaped loops projecting in the direction of the other of said ovate frame sections, and means for anchoring said other ovate frame section to theV closed outer ends of said open loops.

2. The structure dened in claim 1 in which the said other ovate frame section is formed with at least one inturned open loop.

3. The structure dened in claim 1 in which said inner frame section is integrally formed near one end with a hook extending in the plane of the inner frame member.

4. The structure dened in claim 1 in which the end portions of the inner frame section are joined together near one end thereof, and one end extends beyond the point of joindure to form a hook.

5. A hat hanger comprising an inner ovate frame section integrally formed near one end with an outwardly extending anchoring neck and formed at circumferentially spaced points with axially outwardly turnedV open loops, and an ovate outer framey section anchored to the closed ends of the said open loops.

6. The structure defined in claim 5 in whichr the said outer frame section is provided with diametrically opposed radially inwardly turned` open loops.

FREDERICK W. CURTIS, Jn. 

